🌎 North America 23h ago · Chris Vazquez

I Talked to Trump Supporters About Cuts to the Train… on the Train

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If you want to understand U.S. politics, take the train.



The Trump administration’s federal budget request for the next fiscal year includes steep cuts to passenger rail. According to an analysis by the High Speed Rail Alliance, a pro-rail advocacy group, the budget proposal would slash Federal Railroad Administration funding by 81 percent. This includes a 69 percent funding cut to Amtrak.



But rural Republicans have historically relied on passenger rail. They also elected the same administ

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